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clean up the environment and move to new cleaner sources of energy. republicans, congressional republicans decided they were going to prebutt the president's big speech today by announcing ahead of the speech that their plan on energy in the environment is to cut the budget of the epa by a third. oh, yeah, environmental protection, who needs it, especially now. house republicans ahead of president obama's big speech today moved to cut funding to the epa by 34%. and while the president is insisting that americans reduce carbon emissions, republicans included provisions in their bill today to block the epa from controlling carbon emissions. house republicans while they were at it, voted to slash the president's funding request for renewable energy. i know everybody says slash whenever they're talking about 2% cuts or whatever, look at this, it's a 72% cut for renewable energy. that's slashed. the top republican in the house appropriations committee laughed about it to reporters, saying, his priorities are going nowhere. we are in the midst of a slow mot
clean up the environment and move to new cleaner sources of energy. republicans, congressional republicans decided they were going to prebutt the president's big speech today by announcing ahead of the speech that their plan on energy in the environment is to cut the budget of the epa by a third. oh, yeah, environmental protection, who needs it, especially now. house republicans ahead of president obama's big speech today moved to cut funding to the epa by 34%. and while the president is...
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like we said before, we understand that this law was passed in order to create a safe environment for people to defend themselves, but we also understand that we don't want laws that condone violence. we need laws that are going to help prevent that. >> so this idea of sort of being at the table, it's an interesting one. we were just talking about north carolina and the fact there have been 13 weeks of protesters there. that governor never did come out and meet with those protesters. you, on the other hand, did get to have a meeting with governor rick scott. tell me about it and why that ended up not being enough for you. >> yeah. well, governor rick scott on day one told us he wasn't going to meet us the at all and wouldn't be calling this special session. on day three, actually night three, he said he would have a meeting with us. about 8:00 p.m. we found out he was going to meet up with us at 9:00 p.m. there were seven people sent into that meeting with him. i was one of them. we basically shared our stories with the governor and we laid out the way trayvon's law would look. you kn
like we said before, we understand that this law was passed in order to create a safe environment for people to defend themselves, but we also understand that we don't want laws that condone violence. we need laws that are going to help prevent that. >> so this idea of sort of being at the table, it's an interesting one. we were just talking about north carolina and the fact there have been 13 weeks of protesters there. that governor never did come out and meet with those protesters. you,...
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affinity on the element of the object he felt was reflected of the culture the was present in any given environment. they didn't want to know the economics attrition of the political situation. >> one thing i am curious about, and you should also feel free to china on this, we heard through the point of view or the angle that james agee was coming from and presenting the families was he trying to reflect what he saw or was he serving as a provocateur? he was trying with what he saw. it is inherently formalizing and a the leverett process. it comes as a sort of soft collapse object. in the process of doing that you have to make certain decisions as to where to place it in composing images to read it is inherently in the architecture will reduce. they were photographed as the la petite as they may have been frequently structural integrity at least gravitas to the object. i think he treated people primarily the same way. not with exactly the same kind of treatment if you go back to one of his hero's the french photographer that evans talks about in his indebtedness to that and also other american phot
affinity on the element of the object he felt was reflected of the culture the was present in any given environment. they didn't want to know the economics attrition of the political situation. >> one thing i am curious about, and you should also feel free to china on this, we heard through the point of view or the angle that james agee was coming from and presenting the families was he trying to reflect what he saw or was he serving as a provocateur? he was trying with what he saw. it is...
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assisted living was created to offer seniors who could no longer live on their own a more home-like environment than nursing homes. and since most facilities offered little or no medical care, they were loosely regulated. >> seniors can enjoy their golden years to the fullest. >> thompson: assisted living blew up in the 1990s. it grew very rapidly. do you think that companies were attracted to this sector of senior care because it had less regulation than nursing homes? >> oh, i'm sure, and particularly the for-profit companies. when you look at the system, you don't have to worry about federal government, you don't have to worry about rules and regulations like you have to with a nursing home, for example, and you can charge whatever the market can bear. i mean, if there are people who are willing to pay $5,000, $6,000, $7,000 a month for care, you can charge that, and there's no limitation on fee increases. >> thompson: with those kind of prices and the enormous cash flow they generate, emeritus has been embraced by wall street. the company's shares trade on the new york stock exchange. last
assisted living was created to offer seniors who could no longer live on their own a more home-like environment than nursing homes. and since most facilities offered little or no medical care, they were loosely regulated. >> seniors can enjoy their golden years to the fullest. >> thompson: assisted living blew up in the 1990s. it grew very rapidly. do you think that companies were attracted to this sector of senior care because it had less regulation than nursing homes? >> oh,...
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he measured the climate, the environment. he was trying through his message to bring us all together as one people, as one family, as one house, the american house, the world house. and there was room. there was a place for all americans. it was not just black americans. white americans, latinos, native americans, asian-americans, women, men, everybody. >> but we have largely forgotten that, in the beginning, his words were stinging as they spoke about reality. >> in a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check. a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon deman
he measured the climate, the environment. he was trying through his message to bring us all together as one people, as one family, as one house, the american house, the world house. and there was room. there was a place for all americans. it was not just black americans. white americans, latinos, native americans, asian-americans, women, men, everybody. >> but we have largely forgotten that, in the beginning, his words were stinging as they spoke about reality. >> in a sense we have...
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we will see how it does in these other environments. they will take it to some of the rough training grounds and see how the robot does. something to keep an eye on. host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future of four with joe pappalardo of "popular mechanics." steve, you are up next. caller: thank you. my question for joe -- i am a former marine and i am all for the new technology. what are your concerns about the chinese and russian and it ran intoan as far as hacking our missile systems, and iran, they stole a stealth bomber from us. i know that the u.s. has disrupted our nuclear program -- disrupted their nuclear program with worms and viruses, but what tactics are the marines using as to say, hey, we conceal this from you anytime we want -- we can steal this from you anytime we want? guest: that is a great question. it is an emerging field. i don't think it was a bomber, it was a surveillance drone that crashed or was brought down in iran, and they were able to parade it out. expect more. isht now, cyber warfare
we will see how it does in these other environments. they will take it to some of the rough training grounds and see how the robot does. something to keep an eye on. host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future of four with joe pappalardo of "popular mechanics." steve, you are up next. caller: thank you. my question for joe -- i am a former marine and i am all for the new technology. what are your concerns about the chinese and russian and it ran intoan as far as...
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ed is a market that has not been tested in this kind of environment. i hope the regulators are on top of that. it is still an opaque market, very complex. --t: arnold on twitter quantitative easing is ruining our country and the value of the dollar. ofst: i am not a big fan quantitative easing, as i have written several times. i think it is a terrible mistake. there was some justification in 2008-2009 when the system was credit tozing up, and ben bernanke for stepping in right, duringe is the great depression the central bank tightened instead of east, and that is why we had the great depression. it punishes savers and creates distortion. it cheap money is all about getting people to borrow. the reality is the system needed to the lover. people need to boost savings. we do not want them depleting savings and borrowing again. on the financial side, we had the same problem. i hope they get out of it. i think you will be hard to get out of it. and require anful strong will to exit polling need to get out. host: "the new york times" editorial -- choosing t
ed is a market that has not been tested in this kind of environment. i hope the regulators are on top of that. it is still an opaque market, very complex. --t: arnold on twitter quantitative easing is ruining our country and the value of the dollar. ofst: i am not a big fan quantitative easing, as i have written several times. i think it is a terrible mistake. there was some justification in 2008-2009 when the system was credit tozing up, and ben bernanke for stepping in right, duringe is the...
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that is an environment where i have felt very comfortable. it certainly was the way treasury operated when i was there under secretary geithner and that is how i felt working directly for the president. 's what is the president management or leadership style? >> when it comes to economics, the president has outstanding intuition and is will read -- will read. he will point out articles i need to read. i do my homework. difficulty i have had is when i worked at treasury, i knew what the treasury secretary's portfolio was. that was during the financial crisis. the president has many other issues on his plate. i try to be judicious in not overloading him, but providing him the information i think he needs the most. i have enjoyed being adviser to him. it is a funny thing. as a professor, you have a completely different life. you write articles and try to discover new things. as an advisor, it is necessary to be discreet. it is necessary to be mindful of not principal's time and take up more time than necessary. it is to anticipate what informati
that is an environment where i have felt very comfortable. it certainly was the way treasury operated when i was there under secretary geithner and that is how i felt working directly for the president. 's what is the president management or leadership style? >> when it comes to economics, the president has outstanding intuition and is will read -- will read. he will point out articles i need to read. i do my homework. difficulty i have had is when i worked at treasury, i knew what the...
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the kinks worked out, but we never had that with the affordable care act due to the charged political environment and it was an unintended consequent. guest: i was doing a story for npr in the rio grande valley in texas -- one of our big partnerships is with npr could i spend time with a community clinic in brownsville where a lot of people qualify for the medicaid expansion, and i sat down with the woman who runs this, and she brought up on her computer a list of 4000 patients that currently go to her clinic. quite a number of these community clinics in the area. in south texas would qualify for the medicaid expansion, which she asked the director could get reimbursement for. -- which she as the director could get reimbursement for. they don't have any reimbursement method for them. host: our guests are all journalists with kaiser health news, and stories air on npr, national public radio. our guests also file for publications like "the philadelphia inquirer," "usa today," "the washington post." we are starting a partnership with kaiser health news exploring the health care law and what it means
the kinks worked out, but we never had that with the affordable care act due to the charged political environment and it was an unintended consequent. guest: i was doing a story for npr in the rio grande valley in texas -- one of our big partnerships is with npr could i spend time with a community clinic in brownsville where a lot of people qualify for the medicaid expansion, and i sat down with the woman who runs this, and she brought up on her computer a list of 4000 patients that currently...
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and when they deal in this kind of environment, we make sure that the local pharmacies are the ones that have a chance to continue to grow and prosper in their communities. when we have our community pharmacies operating as they should, we are going to be able to continue the process of making sure that our communities have the pharmacies that they can depend on and also a transparency that comes with dealing with these p.b.m.'s and the auditing practices, which have been really tearing apart our pharmacies and community pharmacies as a whole. i go back to that one statement my local pharmacist said to me nd he was explaining that if this doesn't change, our pharmacists will be out of business. there won't be any pharmacies left in the community world. for northeast georgia, that will be a tragedy. i see my friend from . nnsylvania >> mr. speaker, today independent pharmacists are increasing number of challenges that threaten their very livelihood. these are the independent mom and pop pharmacies that all americans have come to know and to love. they are the neighborhood staple that you
and when they deal in this kind of environment, we make sure that the local pharmacies are the ones that have a chance to continue to grow and prosper in their communities. when we have our community pharmacies operating as they should, we are going to be able to continue the process of making sure that our communities have the pharmacies that they can depend on and also a transparency that comes with dealing with these p.b.m.'s and the auditing practices, which have been really tearing apart...
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remember, he gave that speech out in gw or georgetown, i believe, where he touched on the environment. it was actually considered a large address about the environment and he laid a very high standard for keystone saying that look, we gotta make sure it doesn't set us on the path toward contributing global warming. >> bill: that was the first indication. >> the follow-up here. >> bill: i think it's safe to say that even if he hasn't made up his mind, he certainly is into the subject and is aware of the arguments and has been exposed to all of the criticism about the pipeline. >> absolutely. it is a hot political issues. the republicans, this is their jobs plan by the way. ask you them what they're going to do for jobs, their answer is approve the keystone pipeline. >> bill: if you asked me two weeks ago or even a week ago, what the president was going to do, i would say he would approve the pipeline. after that interview, i think you're right. it is an indication where he's going. and now this story. i mean if you're -- whatever the pipeline company is called and you're trying to sell
remember, he gave that speech out in gw or georgetown, i believe, where he touched on the environment. it was actually considered a large address about the environment and he laid a very high standard for keystone saying that look, we gotta make sure it doesn't set us on the path toward contributing global warming. >> bill: that was the first indication. >> the follow-up here. >> bill: i think it's safe to say that even if he hasn't made up his mind, he certainly is into the...
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i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. >>> welcome back. it seems everyone wants to break bread with hillary clinton these days. this morning the former secretary of state will have breakfast with vice president biden and she had lunch as you see there with president obama yesterday. the white house says it was just a chance for two old pals to catch up. brianna keilar is live from the white house with more. what are we learning about that lunch? >> reporter: not a whole lot. i sure wish we knew what they talked about. that's what everyone is buzzinging about. but it certainly feels like 2016 is upon us this morning here in washington. between that lunch yesterday and the fact that hillary clinton is sitting down with vice president joe biden this morning for breakfast at his residence next hour, the naval observatory. they're the rock stars of the democrat being party. hillary clinton and barack obama together again. they tidined on the patio just steps from the oval office. on the menu, salad, chicken, pasta and politics. >> they have dif
i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. >>> welcome back. it seems everyone wants to break bread with hillary clinton these days. this morning the former secretary of state will have breakfast with vice president biden and she had lunch as you see there with president obama yesterday. the white house says it was just a chance for two old pals to catch up. brianna keilar is live from the white house with more. what are we learning about that lunch? >> reporter:...
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look to cut spending, let's cut military investments that do nothing to keep us safe in today's threat environment such as icbm's. r. speaker, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. opposition i rise in to this amendment. unilateral reductions of nuclear forces are wrong period. these reductions have been directly and explicitly recommended against by the joint chiefs and senior d.o.d. civilian officials who have said reductions must be made bilaterally in concert with russia. i am deeply concerned that not nly is this proposal to disarm unwise, it's also shortsighted. it could seriously diminish the long-term security of our nation. we face a world today in which nuclear threats to the united states are increasing and our conventional military capabilities face dramatic reduction. given this our nuclear deterrence is becoming more important, not less. the air force base in my home state of montana is home to 150
look to cut spending, let's cut military investments that do nothing to keep us safe in today's threat environment such as icbm's. r. speaker, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. opposition i rise in to this amendment. unilateral reductions of nuclear forces are wrong period. these reductions have been...